1 dead, 1 injured after motorcycle crash in Rochester

A 63-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his female passenger seriously injured after they were involved in a crash with a car, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash occurred at 188th Avenue Southwest and Marble Street Southwest about 7:45 p.m. Saturday in Rochester.

The woman was later flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where she was in critical but stable condition, according to the sheriff’s office.

The 83-year-old man driving the car swerved to avoid the motorcycle and wound up off the road in some trees. He was in stable condition Saturday night, according to the sheriff’s office.

The incident is under investigation.

This story was originally published November 4, 2018 at 12:32 PM.